Help Shriners help children

Published: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 9:37 p.m.

To The Editor: Thursday through Saturday, May 2, Shriners from the Hendersonville Shrine Club will be at various sites in Henderson County to raise money for our Shriners Hospitals for Children.

This is our annual Paper Crusade and our Shrine Club is rated as one of the best in the nation for raising money for our hospitals. The future of our hospitals depends on donations and recent news regarding the possible closing of some Shriners Hospital, including the Greenville Shriners Hospital, is related to raising sufficient funds to sustain 22 hospitals in North America.

Children up to the age of 18 with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate are eligible for admission and receive all care in a family-centered environment at no charge — regardless of financial need. Approximately 270 children in Henderson and Polk County have been treated at our Hospitals in the last year. Please support the Shriners Hospitals by supporting the Shriners Paper Crusade fundraiser; your generous donations are needed, and appreciated.

<p>To The Editor: Thursday through Saturday, May 2, Shriners from the Hendersonville Shrine Club will be at various sites in Henderson County to raise money for our Shriners Hospitals for Children. </p><p>This is our annual Paper Crusade and our Shrine Club is rated as one of the best in the nation for raising money for our hospitals. The future of our hospitals depends on donations and recent news regarding the possible closing of some Shriners Hospital, including the Greenville Shriners Hospital, is related to raising sufficient funds to sustain 22 hospitals in North America. </p><p>Children up to the age of 18 with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate are eligible for admission and receive all care in a family-centered environment at no charge  regardless of financial need. Approximately 270 children in Henderson and Polk County have been treated at our Hospitals in the last year. Please support the Shriners Hospitals by supporting the Shriners Paper Crusade fundraiser; your generous donations are needed, and appreciated.</p><p>Malcolm Stone</p><p>Hendersonville</p><p>a.k.a. Mister Ragz</p>